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DATE: 
Thursday, October 1, 2020

TO:
All Principals

FROM:   
Shelley Nordick, Ph.D., Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:   
Research Project

The Research Review Committee has reviewed a research project in which your school has been asked to participate.

Project Title:     Teacher Hope During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Applicant:     Dr. Suzanne Jones, USU

The project has been approved by the District Research Review Committee.  The applicant has been directed to contact you to discuss the extent of the project and to obtain your permission to conduct the study at your school.  Participation in the study is at your discretion.  If you have questions or concerns relating to participation, please contact Ben Jameson at 801-567-8243.

The researcher will send a recruitment email to teachers.  The project will involve a 25-minute survey administered to teachers who wish to participate.

Thank you for your assistance.

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Please use the following links to access the State COVID-19 Manual in a multitude of languages, along with other flyers and information sheets produced the the State Health Department.

ENGLISH: https://jam.jordandistrict.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/COVID-19-School-Manual-FINAL.pdf

SPANISH: https://coronavirus-download.utah.gov/International-Language-Resources/Spanish/Es_COVID-19_School_Manual_FIN.pdf

OTHER LANGUAGE RESOURCES for COVID-19 are available here. The COVID-19 Manual is translated into Arabic, Farsi, French, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, Thai, and Vietnamese. Portuguese is coming soon. This site also has many of the other COVID flyers and information sheets produced by the State Health Department: https://coronavirus.utah.gov/multilingual-resources/

 

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A revised agenda for the optional training sessions for office and administrative staff of schools and District departments is attached.  The October 1st and 15th sessions will be held in the morning and the October 5th session in the afternoon (same information presented at each session).  If you would like to participate in one of the sessions, please send an email to Jeri Clayton at jeri.clayton@jordandistrict.org and let her know which date you would like to sign-up to attend.  Attendees of each session will receive an email the day prior to the training with instructions for connecting to the Zoom meeting.

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The District ordered and has now received 1,000 Chromebooks for the purpose loaning these Chromebooks out to schools for short-term needs. Primarily the purpose of the short-term loan of the Chromebooks is for students in quarantine to use when the school does not have sufficient numbers for quarantined student use.

If your school has such a need for a temporary short-term use of additional Chromebooks, please call Mark Sowa at 801.567.8392 (x88392) to make arrangements. With only 1,000 Chromebooks to loan out, it is imperative that every school return the loaned Chromebooks as soon as possible with the intent of not being out longer than one month so we can assist other schools experiencing temporary increases in demand due to quarantines. Any device not returned will need to be reimbursed to the loaner program.

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DATE: 
September 21, 2020

TO: 
All Jordan School District Principals (with bus route students)

FROM:
Scott Thomas, Administrator of Auxiliary Services
Paul Bergera, Director of Transportation
Kathy Jones, Transportation Trainer/Risk Coordinator

SUBJECT: 
State Required Bus Evacuations and School Bus Safety 2020-2021

State required semi-annual school bus evacuations have been scheduled for this fall. This applies to those students that ride the bus daily to and from school.

The evacuations will be conducted during the week of:

Monday, September 28, 2020 through Friday, October 2, 2020.

Your school’s regular bus drivers will perform this evacuation as they drop your students off in the morning, one day during that week. This drill will take place at the school and within the students’ regular bus drop off/pick up zone. All professional school bus drivers that transport students are required to perform evacuation procedures in case of an emergency. Bus evacuation will be through the front door this year. Students will then, under the direction and supervision of the bus driver, evacuate and meet in a safe place approximately 100 feet away from the bus.

Your assistance is welcome but not mandatory to complete this required evacuation drill quickly, safely and effectively.

We appreciate all you do to help us safely transport your students.

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For those who will be having a "Say Book to the Flu" event this year, please see the attached flyer. Note that the flyer provides an active link allowing the recipient to view current Say Boo schedules by District. Thank you for your patience as we have adapted our process from individual District flyers in an attempt to respond to changing needs within your buildings.

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Administrators:

We’ve received several calls asking if One-Time Riding Passes (see attachment) are available for student use this year. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic and efforts to comply with physical distancing and contact tracing, we highly discourage the use of One-Time Bus Riding Passes for student use. Please have your office staff refrain from issuing these passes until further notice. In the case of a truly exceptional circumstance, please contact our dispatch center at 801-567-8840 prior to issuing the pass so that we can discuss your specific situation and make the necessary arrangements.

Thank you,

Jordan School District Transportation

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Getting a flu shot is an easy way to help protect you and your family.
No cost to you with your insurance card.
Two district clinics have been scheduled for flu shots this year (see attached schedule).
Clinics have also been scheduled at most schools.  See your individual school for dates and times.
You can also go to your physician, or any pharmacy that accepts PEHP insurance.

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DATE:   
Thursday, August 27, 2020

TO: 
All Principals

FROM: 
Shelley Nordick, Ph.D., Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT: 
2020 WIDA Screeners

Whenever parents indicate that another language besides English is spoken in the household and the student(s) is new to the district, Evaluation, Research & Accountability is required by the federal government to administer a WIDA screener to see if the student qualifies for second language services. The WIDA screener is administered to students learning in-person and online.

Schools are asked to set aside a testing location in which district testers may administer the screener. Typically, a space the size of a conference room will suffice.

The district testers will be contacting schools individually to set up a date, time and testing location within the school building so that they can administer the WIDA screener. Depending on when students register and we receive the documentation, district testers may come to your school multiple times throughout the school year.

Evaluation, Research & Accountability will also contact parents of online students to set an appointment at the school so that they student may be screened.

Please see the document entitled WIDA Screener Testing Protocols and Procedures for COVID-19 that accompanies this memo for information regarding the cleaning and disinfecting routines district testers will be using.

Please contact JoLynn Snelgrove at 801-567-8419 or jolynn.snelgrove@jordandistrict.org with any questions.

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We are getting requests from schools and teachers to approve or deny the use of individual cleaning, disinfecting, and sanitizing products. As a reminder, the district cannot police every product and cannot be held responsible for any product that is not specifically provided by the district. We recognize that teachers and staff are purchasing and bringing to schools many different products. Please consider these products often contain alcohol or bleach, may cause skin irritation or injury, intoxication, illness, and may be flammable.

Please do the following when using these products:

  • Obtain non-toxic products if possible.
  • Keep hand sanitizer and cleaning products secured and away from unsupervised students.
  • Keep the SDS on file and readily available for proper handling, protective equipment advisory, first aid and other safety information.
  • Use these products only with staff supervision.
  • Be aware of allergies and sensitivities.

The building administration is responsible for any outside products introduced into the school environment. When approached by a staff member please ask them to seek out and find the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) online and submit that to the building custodian and administration for approval.

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Great news about First Offenders classes!

New this year the District’s First Offenders classes will be on-line. The curriculum is from an outside vendor named 3rd Millennium. Each course is tailored to the type of substance involved in the AS90 Drug & Alcohol Policy violation and the course will take the student 3 to 4 hours to complete. This year the cost of the class will be covered by Student Support Services.

The process is still the same four steps:

  1. The Administrator calls to determine if it is the student’s first offense. Please call
    1. Dara White                        88298  Database Aide or
    2. Janie Hyde                         88326  Admin Assistant  or
    3. Sharon Jensen                  88187  Student Support Services Consultant
  2. Fill out the I,C,M form including a Student Statement with the student & parent; send the form and statement in District mail to Dara White, Student Support, District Office.
  3. She will register the student and send the link for the class to the student’s school email, @my.jordandistrict.org, and she will CC the Administrator on the email.
  4. When the student completes the class, Dara will send the confirmation to the student’s administrator.

School Administrators no longer have to wait for students to attend the first class before returning to school. Administrators will use their judgement and the context of the situation to determine consequences and/or suspension lengths.

 

Nicotine Violations: Vaping & Cigarettes:

  1. 3rd millennium also has Nicotine classes which can be used as one of an Administrator’s many tools to try to reduce Nicotine use. The cost of the class will be covered this year by Student Support Services.
  2. You may assign a student the on-line Nicotine class by calling Dara White (88298) or emailing her at white@jordandistrict.org. Then fill out the T-form with the student and send it in district mail to Dara White, Student Support, District Office.
  3. She will register the student and send the link for the class to the student’s school email, @my.jordandistrict.org, and she will CC the Administrator on the email.
  4. When the student completes the class, Dara will send the confirmation to the student’s administrator.
  5. The End Nicotine Dependence class or ENDs is still being taught at our Jordan Family Education Center for students who continue to have violations on campus with nicotine. The class is separated into Middle School and High School students and is taught every Wednesday night from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM. The student should attend four weeks in a row but we are flexible. A parent must attend with the middle school student. High school students may attend alone or with a parent. END classes begin on Wednesday, September 16th and will be held every Wednesday that school is in session.

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This is the FAQ document that will hopefully answer all of your questions regarding Distance Learning and getting back to school this year. Please read it over very carefully. Most of the questions you will have can be answered here. Remember, this is a fluid document and will be updated as needed like it was in the Spring. As it is updated, the information that is added will be highlighted so that you know what is new information vs what has been there all along.

JSD Special Education Return to School FAQ 2020

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DATE:    
August 17, 2020

TO: 
All Schools

FROM:    
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Derek Anderson, Director of Budgets

SUBJECT: 
School Year 2020 – 2021 TSSA Budget Allocation Update

The TSSA budgets (program 5678) has been updated. The new allocation amount is $150.49 per student. This is based on the 2.1 enrollment numbers. When the October 1st enrollment numbers are finalized it will be updated to reflect your actual enrollment.

Attached is the TSSA detail which shows your current year allocation and your carryover from the previous year.

Please call or email Derek with any questions.
Ex - 88275
E-Mail – derek.anderson2@jordandistrict.org